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By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall
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Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:41am EDT
VIENNA (Reuters) - Western powers accused Iran on Wednesday of trying to intimidate the U.N. atomic agency by barring some nuclear inspectors and the United States warned the Islamic state of possible diplomatic consequences.
The dispute has further strained ties between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and deepened concern about Iran's nuclear program, which the West suspects is designed to develop atomic weapons.
In comments that angered Tehran, IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano told the organization's 35-nation governing board earlier this week that Iran's refusal to admit some experienced inspectors was hampering the agency's work.
Iran, which says its nuclear program is aimed at generating electricity, has said two inspectors it banned in June had provided false information about its activities.
It says it is within its rights to refuse inspectors under its non-proliferation accord with the U.N. body and the agency has a pool of more than 150 other experts it can use.
"Claiming Iran 'has not provided the necessary cooperation' is incorrect and misleading," Iran's IAEA ambassador, Ali Asghar Soltenieh, said in a statement to the board.
Commenting more broadly on Amano's approach, Soltanieh said: "It is regrettable that the Director General has completely missed the facts."
The U.S. envoy to the IAEA said Iran was making a "clear effort" to intimidate inspectors and influence their work.
"It is unprecedented for a state to reject inspectors because they report accurately ... what they see and hear," Ambassador Glyn Davies said according to a copy of his speech.
DIPLOMATIC ACTION?
In a separate statement at the week-long meeting, France, Germany and Britain voiced concern about what they called Iran's growing failure to cooperate with the U.N. agency.
"Iran's refusal to fully cooperate with the IAEA and its deliberate attempts to prevent it from carrying out its mandate in Iranian territory are ... troubling and reprehensible," the statement read out by France said.
Besides those barred in June, Tehran canceled access for a senior Middle East inspector in 2006 and has objected to several other designated inspectors in the past.
If Iran continues to refuse inspectors it could face diplomatic consequences at the IAEA, whose governors referred Iran's dossier to the U.N. Security Council in 2006 over its nuclear secrecy and lack of full cooperation.
Davies referred to language in the IAEA's agreements with member states governing inspections, which he said "indicates that the board should consider 'appropriate action' when inspections are being impeded" by the rejection of inspectors.
Relations between Iran and the IAEA have deteriorated since Amano took over in December. He has taken a firmer approach than his predecessor Mohamed ElBaradei, saying in his reports that Tehran could be trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile.
Iran has accused Amano, a veteran Japanese diplomat, of issuing politicized reports.
Amano's latest report to the board showed Iran was pushing ahead with its nuclear work despite tougher sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.
It expressed growing frustration over what the IAEA sees as Iran's failure to respond to concerns about possible military dimensions to its activities.
The EU trio said Iran seemed "determined to pursue a nuclear program which could provide it with military capabilities."
Soltenieh said Iran would take legal action to seek compensation for "huge damages to my country as a result of continuous baseless allegations" over its atomic work. He also called on Amano to report on Japan's nuclear material stockpile.
(Editing by Noah Barkin)
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